In 2014 the White House held a Maker Faire and began a new obsession for American public schools: makerspaces. This capstone begins with an in-depth discussion about the history of American makerspaces and discusses many of the predominant makerspace best practices and the groups that have researched them. The capstone seeks to create a practitioner document, a guidebook, that is based in best practice research for anyone attempting to employ makerspaces. The guidebook itself will lead a practitioner through all stages of makerspace planning, preparation, and implementation. The guidebook includes sample lessons that are grounded in Next Generation Science Standards and concludes with appendices that contain sample lessons, a lesson planning workbook, an interactive glossary, and a walkthrough smart card for administrators. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]